Rather than search for an acoustic motivation behind its structure, new research aims to better understand how ancient people might have used Stonehenge
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Add CommentThat's all well and good, but it seems quite natural that a large circular structure made of massive stones with large open spaces would produce short duration sound reverberations.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisHowever, I seriously doubt that the incidental acoustical properties achieved were a design objective. Placement adjustments of the massive stones would certainly have been very difficult.
More importantly, very similar circular structures made with small stones that would not likely have any significant acoustical effect and structures made of wood (which would likely have produced a dampening effect) were common during the period.
I find it quite a leap to imagine that the circular Stonehenge construction was purposely designed to produce any particular acoustical effect.
As Stonehenge the 'structure' is largely open space with no roof it's hard to imagine there being any design with respect to acoustics.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThe original outer circle was constructed from 56 stone pillars, known as the Aubrey stones. Recently Plasma Physicist Dr. Anthony Peratt has shown a remarkable alignment between the Stonehenge ground plan and other megalithic engravings/ petroglyphs. These can be found in every country around the world.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIt is possible that the original builders were commemorating a globally visible cosmic event, in our not-so distant past. Later re-builds moved the Aubreys to a closer grouping, in the central area.
As revealed in the Stonehenge Chronicles, the arrangement was dictated by the acoustics engineer Flavious the Proud in 2516 BC. They had too many power outages in the public address system and so the emperor could be heard by all 317 residents of the Southern Plains, they built the Sound Echo System™. This system worked well until those religious zealots brought out the village idiots who tore it down.
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